1. (1) A person commits the offense of carrying a minor on an external part of a motor vehicle if the person carries any person under 18 years of age upon the hood, fender, running board or other external part of any motor vehicle that is upon a highway.
2. (2) For purposes of this section, the open bed of a motor vehicle is an external part of a motor vehicle.

3. (3) A person does not commit the offense described in this section if the person:

   1. (a) Is carrying a minor in the open bed of a motor vehicle and the minor is secured with a safety belt or safety harness that complies with rules adopted under ORS 815.055;
   2. (b) Is operating the motor vehicle in an organized parade; or

   3. (c) Is carrying a minor who is seated on the floor of the open bed of a motor vehicle in which all available passenger seats are occupied by minors, the tailgate is securely closed and the minor is being transported:

      1. (A) In the course and scope of employment, provided that the minor is transported in compliance with law and rules regulating the transport of workers; or

      2. (B)

         1. (i) Between a hunting camp and a hunting site or between hunting sites during hunting season; and
         2. (ii) The minor has a hunting license.
4. (4) The offense described in this section, carrying a minor on an external part of a motor vehicle, is a Class B traffic violation.

[1983 c.338 §604; 1995 c.383 §53; 2003 c.107 §1]